EP 3646707 A1 20200506 - IMPROVED CLEANING SYSTEM FOR A COMBINE
Title (en)
IMPROVED CLEANING SYSTEM FOR A COMBINE
Title (de)
VERBESSERTES REINIGUNGSSYSTEM FÜR EINEN MÄHDRESCHER
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME DE NETTOYAGE AMÉLIORÉ POUR MOISSONNEUSE-BATTEUSE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 201816180706 A 20181105
Abstract (en)
A combine grain cleaning system having front and rear rollers, a conveyor belt having an upper surface extending from the front roller to the rear roller, a motor operatively connected to the conveyor belt and configured to drive the upper surface in a belt travel direction from the front roller to the rear roller, and a baffle located adjacent the rear roller. The baffle has a leading edge, a trailing edge located behind the leading edge with respect to the belt travel direction and below the leading edge with respect to a vertical direction, and a baffle surface extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge. One or more sieves are located below the baffle, and a fan is provided to direct an airflow at least partially upwards in the vertical direction adjacent the rear roller. A method for separating grain is also provided.
IPC 8 full level
A01F 12/44 (2006.01); A01F 12/46 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A01D 41/06 (2013.01 - US); A01F 12/00 (2013.01 - US); A01F 12/44 (2013.01 - EP US); A01F 12/444 (2013.01 - US); A01F 12/446 (2013.01 - US); A01F 12/46 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [XP] EP 3443835 A1 20190220 - CNH IND BELGIUM NV [BE]
- [A] US 2017112065 A1 20170427 - REINECKE CLAY [US]
- [A] US 3827443 A 19740806 - DRAYER T
- [A] US 2016135372 A1 20160519 - BONTE WARD [BE], et al
- [A] US 2017318748 A1 20171109 - BILDE MORTEN LETH [DK]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3646707 A1 20200506; EP 3646707 B1 20240814; US 10966371 B2 20210406; US 2020137959 A1 20200507
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19207254 A 20191105; US 201816180706 A 20181105